Add a default channel

This endpoint is only available to organization administrators.

POST https://sb38.zulipchat.com/api/v1/default_streams

Add a channel to the set of default channels for new users joining the organization.

Usage examples

#!/usr/bin/env python

import zulip

# The user for this zuliprc file must be an organization administrator
client = zulip.Client(config_file="~/zuliprc-admin")

# Add a channel to the set of default channels for new users.
result = client.add_default_stream(stream_id)
print(result)

curl -sSX POST https://sb38.zulipchat.com/api/v1/default_streams \
    -u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY \
    --data-urlencode stream_id=10

Parameters

stream_id integer required

Example: 10

The ID of the target channel.


Response

Example response(s)

Changes: As of Zulip 7.0 (feature level 167), if any parameters sent in the request are not supported by this endpoint, a successful JSON response will include an ignored_parameters_unsupported array.

A typical successful JSON response may look like:

{
    "msg": "",
    "result": "success"
}

A typical failed JSON response for when an invalid channel ID is passed:

{
    "code": "BAD_REQUEST",
    "msg": "Invalid channel ID",
    "result": "error"
}

A typical failed JSON response for when a user tries to add a private channel to the default channels set:

{
    "code": "BAD_REQUEST",
    "msg": "Private channels cannot be made default.",
    "result": "error"
}